(AP) - FILE - In this May 20, 2009 file photo, the rock band Kiss poses backstage after performing at the 'American Idol' finale in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)

(Reuters) - Actress Heather Locklear arrives for the finale of Season 8 of "American Idol" in Los Angeles May 20, 2009. REUTERS/Phil McCarten

You know how it goes.  There's always this long wait between the moment someone wins American Idol to the moment that someone releases a song that's not a studio version of a previous performance, or a previously-released obscurity, or a tour bootleg.  Same went with this year's final four, although that seems to have shrunk a bit: Kris Allen's got a new song.  And oddly, I haven't heard of it until it finally dropped.  So here goes another one of those roundups: two items, one about that song, and the other, well, the title should've said it all.

(AP) - Former President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush listen to former American Idol winner Jordin Sparks perform during the announcement of a community service project called Service Learning Adventures in North Texas, or 'SLANT 45,' at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Monday, Sept. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Brandon Wade)

Filed under: Life After 'Idol', Hot Topics

Kris Allen has released his next single -- this time, without the help of 'No Boundaries' scribe Kara DioGuardi (yay!)

Titled 'Live Like We're Dying,' the uptempo single is a cover of a song originally recorded by The Script, an Irish pop rock band. The song appeared on one of the band's B-sides, and will reportedly be featured on Allen's Nov. 17 release.

Listen to the full single after the jump.

 

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(AP) - ?American Idol? director Bruce Gowers accepts the award for best directing for a variety, music or comedy series at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009, in Los Angeles. (AP Photos/Mark J. Terrill)

(Reuters) - American Idol judge Randy Jackson and his wife Erika Riker arrive at the 61st annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2009. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok (UNITED STATES)

(Reuters) - American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi arrives at the 61st annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2009. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT)

(AP) - Director Bruce Gowers poses with award for outstanding directing for a variety, music or comedy series for 'American Idol' backstage at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

(AP) - Director Bruce Gowers poses with award for outstanding directing for a variety, music or comedy series for 'American Idol' backstage at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)